Fiorentina are interested in Gomez, and reports suggest they would need to make an offer of around €15 million to sign him.

Kicker has reported that Bayern are in negotiations with the Serie A club and Gomez has already agreed terms. “I hope we can make the next step in the upcoming days” his agent, Uli Ferber, said. “Mario prefers a move to Italy.”

Bayern won 15-1 against a team of supporters club members and 9-1 against 7th division outfit TSV Regen in Guardiola's first two games.

The matches provided a first insight into the tactical direction Guardiola wants to take, and he played Franck Ribery in the Messi role. Afterwards, the Frenchman told Bild: “That was fun. Guardiola has a lot of ideas, a new system, a new philosophy.”